The men's pole vault event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 25 February in Vienna.[1][2][3]
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Władysław Kozakiewicz |  Poland |
5.58 | AR, CR |
 |
Konstantin Volkov |  Soviet Union |
5.45 | |
 |
Vladimir Trofimenko | Soviet Union |
5.45 | |
| 4 | Günther Lohre |  West Germany |
5.40 | |
| 5 | Wojciech Buciarski | Poland |
5.40 | |
| 6 | Mariusz Klimczyk | Poland |
5.40 | |
| 7 | Philippe Houvion |  France |
5.40 | |
| 8 | Brian Hooper |  Great Britain |
5.30 | |
| 9 | Rauli Pudas |  Finland |
5.20 | |
| 10 | Atanas Tarev |  Bulgaria |
5.20 | |
| 11 | Roger Oriol |  Spain |
5.20 | |
| 12 | Kimmo Pallonen | Finland |
5.20 | |
| 13 | Domenico D'Alisera |  Italy |
5.10 | |
| Patrick Abada | France |
NM | ||
| Tapani Haapakoski | Finland |
NM | ||
| Thierry Vigneron | France |
NM | ||
| Yuriy Prokhorenko | Soviet Union |
NM |